Diabetes may not always be preventable, but there are many tools that people with diabetes can use to manage their condition and maximize their quality of life. In the era of information, there are countless online resources to access nutrition information, education and connections with others impacted by the disease....
Read MoreBlood glucose is primarily impacted by the carbohydrates in the foods and beverages consumed. Here are some steps to help prevent and manage diabetes through the diet. As a first step, understand what carbohydrates are and where they are most commonly found.Next, learn how to count carbohydrates. This entails counting the number of...
Read MoreWhile type 1 diabetes and gestational diabetes cannot be prevented, type 2 and prediabetes can be prevented and even reversed. With the right tools, people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes can still lead healthy lives and minimize their risk of diabetes-related complications. Everyone living with diabetes requires a...
Read MoreA letter to the editors of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology was published, entitled “Sugary Drinks, Artificially-Sweetened Beverages, and Cardiovascular Disease in the NutriNet-Santé Cohort”. 1This letter references the findings of an observational study conducted by the authors, which was published previously in the European Journal of...
Read MoreBy Keith Ayoob, EdD, RDN, FAND -- I don’t mean sugar, or what we think of as “sweets”, like pastries, candy, cookies, and the like. I mean the entire phenomenon of sweet taste. Sugar per se, including white sugar, brown sugar, honey, corn syrup, and all the sugar equivalents like...
Read MoreHow can I avoid Halloween weight gain without missing out on the fun? It's a question we all ask every October. Between holiday parties and baskets filled with high-calorie sweets, it's little surprise the number on the scale tends to rise in late October. So how do you prevent packing on...
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